There are many templates in use in Roblox Wiki and these are only subset, representing the most important and commonly used ones. If you feel that a template belongs on this page, do not hesitate to add it.
- Category:Templates should list all templates in the wiki, categorized into the various subcategories.
- The Template namespace always has all templates in the wiki, unsorted.
What are templates?
Wiki templates provide a means to insert the same content over and over in different (or the same) pages. This saves editors the hassle of duplicating the same text again and again, and also helps ensure consistency.
Templates are generally shown with the format required to use the template (i.e. {{stub}}
Detailed instructions on the usage of each template should exist either on the template page, or the template's talk page.
Article management templates
Nominate an article for deletion
{{delete}}
- Add this to an article to nominate it for deletion. It will add the article to Category:Candidates for deletion.
- See also:
{{Non-notable topic}}&{{delete/speedy}}
- See also:
Disambiguation articles
{{disambig}}
- If you have several articles that have similar or identical names, you may wish to create a "disambiguation" page at the main article name, with the articles taking an extra phrase in brackets afterwards. For example:
- The Prince <-- disambiguation page, with links to:
- The Prince (frog)
- The Prince (human)
- For more information, see disambiguation on Wikipedia.
- Using
{{disambig}}marks an article as a disambiguation page by adding a banner to the article and categorizing it under Category:Disambiguation pages. Add links to the various articles under the banner.
Fact check / citation needed
{{cite}}
- Add this next to a phrase in an article to flag it for a fact check or missing citation. It inserts a small link in the text[citation needed] and places the article in Category:Articles needing citations.
Stubbing
{{stub}}
- When a page has little or no useful information, then it is likely a stub. This template will include them in Category:Stubs, and is used to list which articles need expanding.
Merging
{{merge}}
- Sometimes stubs or short articles can be conveying a similar idea to a bigger article. In cases like this, this short article can have it's important info added to the other article. This template was user created, and is a suggestion for other users to work on merging it.
- For admins, its a notice that the article doesn't need to exist on its own. Basically, its a delete tag, but its also stating that there is important information that should be transferred.
- This template should add tagged articles to [[Category:Candidates for merging]]
General wiki templates
Right-aligned Table of Contents
{{tocright}}
- This template floats the table of contents (toc) on the right. It should only be used when absolutely necessary, to keep consistent design.
Sandbox
{{sandbox}}
- A template that should be used to head up all Project:Sandbox pages.
T is for template
{{t|<template>}}
- This template allows you to show example template code (with a link to the templates) without using the template itself. It is used extensively on this page.
Welcome
{{welcome}}
- A template to welcome new users with. Should be customized for the wiki.
For
{{for|<name>|<link>}}
- Use at the top of articles as a simple "for x see y" template.
Main article
{{main|<main article>}}
- Use at the start of a section to link to the main article on it.
Special Templates for this Wiki
Infoboxes
- Player Information Template
{{Infobox player|<image>|<activity>|<month joined>|<membership>|<place visits>|<description>}}- A template for player information. Should be used on all pages about Roblox players.
- Experience Information Template
{{Infobox experience|<image>|<id>|<genres>|<owner>|<visits>|<allowed gear>|<description>}}- A template for information about an experience. Should be used on all pages about experiences.
- Accessory Information Template
{{Infobox accessory|<image>|<id>|<tickets>|<creator>|<robux>|<genres>|<membership>|<limited>|<limitedu>|<description>|<accessory type>}}- A template for accessory information. Should be used on all pages about accessories.
- Gear Information Template
{{Infobox gear|<image>|<id>|<13plus>|<creator>|<tickets>|<robux>|<genres>|<free>|<limited>|<limitedu>|<membership>|<description>}}- A template for gear information. Should be used on all pages about gear.